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| Date: | Sunday 15 July 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vertol CH-21C Shawnee |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 56-2084 |
| MSN: | C.246 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dak Rosa, Kontum, SVN -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down. Three US crew and another US occupant and one SVN soldier died. Major Robert F. Cornell and a second vietnamese soldier survived.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1956.html
- Jan van Waarde, US Military A/C mishaps 1950-2004
The Victoria Advocat 17 July 1962, p2A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2013 09:38 | TB | Added |
| 21-Apr-2013 16:23 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 26-Aug-2013 07:25 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-May-2015 19:57 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-May-2021 17:03 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
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